After proudly serving in the US Army, Shawn attended the University of Houston to obtain his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.  Shawn began his corporate career with Fluor Daniel in the Specialty Process Engineering Division.  He was responsible for designing efficiency into management of change initiatives with the use of photogrammetry.  With Fluor consistently rated as one of the world's safest contractors, he was exposed to efficient & effective international safety programs early on.  He quickly became an expert in reducing project cost & scheduling complications while significantly improving quality of assets without compromising safety. 

After leaving Fluor in 1999 to focus on private consulting, he has worked with dozens of international organizations and hundreds of locations of varying size, industry and complexity.  Before becoming President and COO of ProAct Safety, Shawn held the position of Vice President, Consulting Services.  His expertise has been sought out globally to assist in integrating safety initiatives and process efficiency by focusing on Safety Culture, Operating Procedures, Incident Investigation, Management of Change, training elements of OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard and customizing new Behavior-Based Safety and Culture implementation path strategies or improving existing processes, to recognize new efficiency, and install a “Results Driven Change Philosophy.”